Like the life cycle of a butterfly, mosquito or any other living thing, a star in the universe also has a life cycle. Based on the initial mass, stars are basically classified into low mass stars and high mass stars. Read More …
Like the life cycle of a butterfly, mosquito or any other living thing, a star in the universe also has a life cycle. Based on the initial mass, stars are basically classified into low mass stars and high mass stars. Read More …
Earthquake is simply a sudden violent shaking of the ground which could cause great destruction e.g loss of lives, loss of properties, destruction of buildings, etc. Earthquake is one the natural disasters we have on the Earth. Earthquake sometimes happens Read More …
Most species of bears are omnivorous. However, polar bears are carnivorous while the giant pandas are herbivorous. Below is a video of a Grizzly bear eating grass. There are eight species of bears in the world. These are as follows: Read More …
An iceberg is simply a massive piece of ice floating on the surface of the water in the oceans. It is made up of frozen fresh water. Icebergs break off from snow-formed glacier or polar ice and drift into the Read More …
Overhead power transmission lines have voltages ranging from less than 1000V (for connections within residential areas) to over 800,000V (for long distance/very high power transmission)! These voltages are strong enough to kill a giant elephant if the power line falls Read More …
GROUNDWATER Where does groundwater come from? Ground water comes from precipitations e.g. rainfall. This is an established fact based on empirical evidence. Groundwater is recharged during the rainy season and it level rises. Reverse is the case during Read More …
Avicenna carried out an experiment to show the adverse effects of preoccupying one’s mind with negativity. He got two healthy lambs and put them in separate cages. There was a form of demarcation between the two lambs. He also got Read More …
Ocean Basin simply refers to the an extensive depression of the earth’s surface in which an ocean lies. Ocean Basin is divided into five basically, namely: (1) Continental shelf (2) Continental Slope (3) Deep Sea Plain (4) Ocean Ridge (5) Read More …
The North Pole of the Earth experiences 6 months continuous daylight followed by 6 months of continuous darkness. While this is happening in the North Pole, the South Pole experiences 6 months continuous darkness followed by 6 months of continuous Read More …
I know you would probably say it’s Mountain Everest. No! Mountain Everest is not the tallest mountain in the world! Mountain Mauna Kea in Hawaii, USA is taller than Mountain Everest when both are measured from their respective bases to Read More …